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Hippolytus Definition

Hip·poly·tus (hi päli təs)

noun

Gr. Myth. a son of Theseus: when he rejects the love of his stepmother, Phaedra, she turns Theseus against him by false accusations, and at Theseus' request, Poseidon brings about his death

Hippolytus Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

century: In the fourth century Hippolytus records that a mother who had just given birth was to be seated among the catechumens.

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